China Automobile Association: In March, 2,656.3 thousand automobile sales increased by 4.67%

On April 11th, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (hereinafter referred to as the China Automobile Association) held a press conference for the automotive industry in Beijing. The information briefing mainly released the sales of passenger cars throughout the country in March 2018, the production and sales of the auto industry, and the promotion and application of the national electric vehicle charging infrastructure in March 2018.

In March of this year, China’s auto production was 2,628,500 units, an increase of 54.1% from the previous period and an increase of 1.15% year-on-year; sales of 2,265,300 units were up 54.65% month-on-month and an increase of 4.67% year-on-year. Among them, the production of passenger cars was 2.9191 million, an increase of 52.8%, and a year-on-year increase of 0.51%; sales of 2,168,600, an increase of 46.97%, and a year-on-year increase of 3.45%; and commercial vehicle production was 429,300, an increase of 61.15%, and a year-on-year increase of 4.58. %; Sales of 487,700 units, an increase of 101.45%, a year-on-year increase of 10.46%.

In that month, the top ten automotive sales companies were: SAIC, Dongfeng, FAW, Chang'an, BAIC, GAC, Geely, Great Wall, Brilliance and Chery. Compared with February, sales of the above ten companies have all experienced rapid growth, with Changan and BAIC growing at a faster rate. The above-mentioned ten companies sold a total of 2.543 million vehicles in March, accounting for 88.21% of the total sales of automobiles.

Regarding sales of passenger vehicles across the country, from the perspective of sales of national brands, a total of 996,200 Chinese branded passenger vehicles were sold in March, an increase of 42.47% month-on-month and an increase of 4.11% year-on-year, accounting for the total sales of passenger cars. 45.94%. The German, Japanese, American, Korean, and French passenger cars sold 431,800, 358,600, 227,400, 97,500, and 47,700 vehicles, respectively, which accounted for 19.91% of the total passenger car sales. 16.54%, 10.49%, 4.50%, and 1.92%. Compared with February, the sales of the above-mentioned foreign brands all showed a significant increase, and the growth rate of legal systems and Korean passenger cars was faster.

In addition, as of March 2018, members of the China Electric Vehicle Charger Infrastructure Promotion Alliance reported a total of 253,074 public charging stations, a year-on-year increase of 62%. Among them, there are 109,584 AC charging posts, 77437 DC charging posts, and 660,53 AC and DC integrated charging posts. Compared with February, 9051 public class charging posts were added in March.

The number of charging facilities of the five major telecom operators, including Special Call, State Grid Corporation, Star Charging, China Putian, and SAIC An Yue, further gathered, accounting for approximately 90% of the country's public charging facilities. Among them, special calls and star charging have charging facilities to host and operate. In particular, the number of private stake sharing increases, and the number of private stakes shared by the star charging operation platform accounts for 11% of the total amount of charging facilities.